Saturday, April 27, 2013

Arrested After Asking for Sex

- "Man dressed as woman solicits sex from teen boy, police allege" by Rong-Gong Lin II
- Published on April 27, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times
- http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-man-solicits-sex-teenage-boy-20130427,0,2290287.story

     When one is out doing what they enjoy, he or she would least expect to be confronted by someone and be asked for sex, especially if he or she is a teenager. Though, it recently did happen to a fifteen year old boy who had gone out to skateboard in a parking lot. The suspect, who is fifty-two years old, had asked the teenage boy for sex, not only once, but repeatedly. However, even after the boy told the suspect his age, the suspect still gave the boy his phone number. After the boy reported the incident to the cops, one of the police officers called the suspect pretending to be the teenage boy. Having a meeting arranged through the phone, the suspect met the boy at the designated place and was arrested by Simi Valley's cops. They realized afterwards that the suspect was not a woman, but instead a man dressed as one, wearing clothing women would usually wear: skinny pants, tight top, and high heels.

Years in Prison After Impregnating Eleven Year Old

-"Man who impregnated 11-year-old girl gets 61 years in prison" by Rick Rojas
- Published on April 26, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sexual-assault-20130426,0,7885129.story

     For eight years, Mariano Antonio Castro had been sexually assaulting a female relative from his family, since she was eight years old. When the female was eleven years old, she became pregnant by Castro and gave birth to the child at the age of twelve. Without ever telling anyone, she began to attend church, where she confided in her pastor. With reasonable advice and needed encouragement from her pastor, she decided to finally report Castro to the police in 2011. Two years later, and the fifty-eight year old Orange County resident, is now charged with more than two felonies, all including and associating with sexual assault of a child under the age of fourteen. Castro was found guilty in February and now has to serve sixty-one years in prison. Thanks to the pastor, the female did what was right and received justice for what she was put through and had to experience. Castro deserves his punishment and if not should have gotten more years in prison because what he did was just plain wrong.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Drunk Drivers May Have Rights

- "Even drunk drivers have rights" by the Times Editorial Board
- Published on April 21, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-blood-warrant-supreme-court-20130421,0,2644302.story

    Almost every time when a drunk driver is stopped, they are asked to be searched and carry out seizures that can tell if one is actually drunk or not. Though, just like any other person, drunk drivers also have constitutional rights. One part of these searches and seizures is to draw blood. In 1996, the court had allowed police to draw blood without the need of a search warrant. Reasons for this include not having time to go and get a search warrant and also, if a police were to get a search warrant, then the evidence of one being under the influence might be gone by that time. Due to the recent commotion, police and prosecutors will now be allowed to apply for warrants by the radio or telephone. However, those who refuse in taking a breath or blood test, will still have their licenses taken away, losing them in the process.

Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

- "Brothers suspected in Boston attack stood apart in U.S" by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Shashank Bengali, and Matea Gold
- Published on April 19, 2013
- The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-boston-bombings-profiles-20130420,0,3806843.story

     After Boston's horrible bombing occurred, the two suspects that had caused the scene have been found.  Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who is twenty-six years old, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is nineteen years old, came from a family who had ran away to escape the Caucasus region in Russia. Tamerlan was training for a boxing competition that could have had him in the U.S. Olympic team and a citizenship for the United States. However, as much as he wanted to become a citizen of the United States and as hard as he worked to get there, he had no American friends whatsoever or even acted or spent his free time the same way they did, setting himself different from others. Tamerlan's wishes for being in the U.S. Olympic team was cut short as the police killed him on Friday. His brother, Dzhokhar, was taken into custody that same night. Family members of the brothers are shocked at the news. They find it hard to believe that their own relatives would do such a thing and be the cause of three people dying and having over 170 people injured. When his uncle was recently asked why he thought they did the bombing, he said, "Being losers, hatred to those who were able to settle themselves - these are the only reasons I can imagine." Their family believes that the whole bombing was set up, as it is unexpected for it to come from these two brothers, who loved the United States.